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Incident No. 22/2025

Pallet pole topples over onto worker

Alert number:
22/2025
Incident date:
26.05.2025
Victim:
Warehouse worker
Department/Region:
Czosnow, Hall 2, Level 1, ZC sector

Incident description

May 26, 2025, around 6:34 p.m., hall 2, level 1, sector ZC – an employee wanted to remove a pallet post from the swing gate, which was not secured against tipping over. When lifting the barrier, the pallets tilted and hung on it. Despite this, the employee used force to open the gate, and the tilted pallet post fell on him, causing pain, abrasions, and a cut on his right leg. After the wound was dressed, the employee was released home.

Incident effects

  1. Pain, abrasions, cuts to the skin.
  2. Approximately 30 minutes wasted on dealing with the consequences of the incident.
  3. Absence of the employee on the next working day.

Incident situation photo:

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What can you do to avoid this happening?

  1. Before placing goods in the gate, check that they are properly secured against tipping over (transport strap, plastic tape, or stretch wrap).
  2. If the swing gate barrier is blocked by goods, do not force it, ask someone for help to remove the blockage.
  3. When performing warehouse work with unstable goods, exercise extreme caution and ask your colleagues for assistance.